kbrn2002 ADN, RN

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    What city do you work in and how much do you get paid hourly?

    kbrn2002 replied to Mortaaaay's topic in General Nursing

    That's astoundingly low unless Tampa is very low COL. I'm in a SNF in northwestern WI where COL is at least reasonable and new grads start at I believe $32/hr. Having been there awhile I am...
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    Patients of gun violence vs others

    kbrn2002 replied to vetpharmtech's topic in General Nursing

    Makes me glad I work in a relatively low violent crime area where every gun shot wound is newsworthy. I read a short news article that there were 74 gun shot injuries, not sure how many were...
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    pre-employment

    kbrn2002 replied to fishinRN's topic in General Nursing

    You should be fine but I am sorry this kind of nanny state makes my blood boil. Last I heard smoking cigarettes wasn't illegal, at least not yet. While I get that employers can exclude hiring on the...
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    Was I wrong to report a co-worker?

    kbrn2002 replied to beyondhere's topic in General Nursing

    No, you were not wrong to report your co-worker for this. If it is true that co-worker was not only leaving somebody under their care unsupervised for extended periods of time they were also stealing...
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    ICU Nurse Fired For Refusing 3rd Patient

    kbrn2002 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    I say good for her for taking a stand and not backing down. Hopefully she is financially more than stable as she's now completely unemployable by the largest health care employer around. Pretty sure...
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    Your most bonehead moment in nursing. Or 2. Or 3.

    kbrn2002 replied to FolksBtrippin's topic in General Nursing

    I did that not long ago with tube feeding. Spiked the bag of formula, primed the pump, took the cap off the tubing, turned it on. Only problem was I kind of forgot to actually attach it to the...
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    Your most bonehead moment in nursing. Or 2. Or 3.

    kbrn2002 replied to FolksBtrippin's topic in General Nursing

    Before I had much experience with various tubing coming out of various body parts I was administering liquid tylenol via G-tube. Only problem was I grabbed the wrong darn tube and put the entire dose...
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    Feedback appreciated

    kbrn2002 replied to jinct's topic in General Nursing

    While I am disgusted by that, I am sadly not surprised. What do you bet their "investigation" produced no paper trail that could possibly ever come back to bite them in the
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    Nurse Extern to Experienced Nurses: How Do You Deal with Making Mistakes?

    kbrn2002 replied to RNurse2019's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Don't stress the minor mistake of putting on a BP cuff upside down. I'm sure you felt and looked silly enough at the time. Just chalk it up to the stress of being new and overthinking everything. As...
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    When Your Nursing School is Shut Down

    kbrn2002 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    Such a shameful situation. So sorry your friend chose to go to one of these schools. Like it's not bad enough that students are usually receiving an at best sub par education at an exorbitant cost...
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    Back Injury for 3 months

    kbrn2002 replied to lelelele's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I've been fortunate to not have to deal with the nightmare that is workman's comp. A few people I work with have had to deal with them following clearly work related injuries and it was a slow and...
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    Perpetually stressed.

    kbrn2002 replied to hazyblue's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I take it from some of the language in your post you are not based in the US. I'm sorry you are having such a rough go of it. It's apparently universal that nurses are treated pretty poorly for people...
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    License Revoked for Ethical Reason

    kbrn2002 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    I won't comment on the particulars of your situation as that's a done deal at this point. The first step for you to be reinstated should pretty obviously be reaching out to your BON and asking them...
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    Please Help: Should I Pursue My Passion? Being a Nurse With Bad Anxiety/Depression and more....

    kbrn2002 replied to Amanda J's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    As long as you are comfortable enough physically, mentally and financially to start this journey I say go for it as you sound pretty determined that this is the right path for you. You'll never know...
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    What's the BEST nursing shoes?

    kbrn2002 replied to BigCSN's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I used to wear Alegria and occasionally some Dansko's. Then I found Halflinger, not necessarily a nursing shoe but they are the only shoes I've ever worn that I have zero pain after a double. No back,...
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    Looking to invest in new stethoscope

    kbrn2002 replied to Cricket183's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Depends on what you will be using for I suppose. I swear by Littman and do think they are by far the best in the field. I currently use the Cardiology 4. I bought it to replace my Master Cardiology,...
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    Feedback appreciated

    kbrn2002 replied to jinct's topic in General Nursing

    Well that's just all sorts of a crazy situation. Even giving the benefit of the doubt and assuming this other nurse was just trying to help still doesn't explain or justify giving a dose that is...
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    CNAs starting IVs

    kbrn2002 replied to BSMSCCRN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I wish our work policy would allow staff other than RN's to access veins. Even LPN's are not allowed to draw blood for labs much less the CNA's. Probably the best stick in the building would be one...
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    Colleague asked me for a Tylenol from my med cart. What to do?

    kbrn2002 replied to FromMNtoCA's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Maybe it is a regional thing? It's perfectly accepted around here. Heck, our DON raided tums off the med carts all the time when she was pregnant. We keep ibuprofen on the carts pretty much for...
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    Rude nurses

    kbrn2002 replied to rnbsn2md's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I suppose that timeline for becoming an MD is possible, but just barely! You would've had to have started college at age 16 while most likely not being able to start a clinical rotation for the...
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    Is this a med error?

    kbrn2002 replied to Beachgirlxo2017's topic in Patient Medications

    I'm agreeing with your preceptor. Not a med error. The initial dose given in the ER was a separate one time order. When the q 6 hr order was received on the floor it was correct to initiate that...
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    University of Nevada, Las Vegas Launches New Nursing Camp for Students

    kbrn2002 replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in Nursing News

    Way back in the dark ages I took a full semester course in high school called Health Care Careers or something like that. Keep in mind this was probably 1981 or 1982 so I may be off on the exact name....
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    New NCLEX Exam to Replace Nursing Process With An Untested Clinical Judgment Model

    kbrn2002 replied to Rosalinda Alfaro-LeFevre's topic in Nursing News

    If all the questions were easy and straight forward it wouldn't really be a test that incorporates thinking skills now, would it? If you got to some of those questions that use "trickery" that means...
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    The Weekend of... 7-12 to 7-15-19

    kbrn2002 replied to Davey Do's topic in General Nursing

    I love this and am just imagining the younger crowd rushing to Google these lyrics. Hopefully you'll create a new generation of Tony Orlando and Dawn
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    Does the Doctor-Nurse Game Still Exist?

    kbrn2002 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    I don't see that happening where I work at all. More often than I really care for when I call an MD they ask me what orders I would like. There's been a few times I've been like well...you're the...